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Sunday, July 03, 2005

Chaos

Day 2 for Le Tour and Belgian Tom Boonen made good on his desire to win a stage and to stake a claim for the green jersey. He looked strong in the final sprint, powering around Robbie McEwen as the Aussie died in the last 50 m to end up finishing third behind Boonen and Norweagen Thor Hushovd. Dave Zabriskie retained the yellow jersey and Lance stayed out of trouble even though there were three crashes in the run into the finish. More of the same tomorrow.

Recovery

For those who are wondering, I'm recovering well. Most of the road rash has healed except for the deep stuff on my right knee and elbow and on my left thigh. Most of the swelling is gone now and the big bruises are fading. Now I'm feeling my lower left leg as the nerve in my knee that I bruised seems to be slowly coming back alive. The last two nights I've had to sleep downstairs because my calf has felt like it's on fire. I think I may actually be happy that the leg was numb for a few days as it seems that I did a lot more damage there than I thought but I couldn't feel too much of it. It shouidl be another week before this all really sorts itself out but there's measurable improvement every day. I may try to ride a bit over the next couple of days but we'll see.

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